Eastern Hills Baptist Church
Sermon Series: TEN - A Look at God's Unwavering Commands
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Exodus 20:16 CSB
This Morning's Key Points:
1) The sin of perjury.
2) The sin of deception.
3) The sin of insult.
4) The sin of gossip.
5) The sin of exaggeration.
6) The sin of flattery.
7) The sin of blameshifting.
Application:
"THINK" Acrostic:
T: Is it TRUE?
H: Is it HELPFUL?
I: Is it INSPIRING?
N: Is it NECESSARY?
K: Is it KIND?
Deuteronomy 17:6-7 CSB
Deuteronomy 19:16-20 CSB
Leviticus 5:1 CSB
James 4:17 CSB
"A courtroom is not the only place where someone can give false testimony. Remember how the Ten Commandments work. What they forbid is the most extreme form of any particular sin. Murder is the worst kind of hatred, adultery is the most destructive sexual sin, and so on. Similarly, the ninth commandment forbids the deadliest lie: one that condemns an innocent man for a crime he did not commit."
Ryken, P. G., & Hughes, R. K. (2005). Exodus: saved for God’s glory (pp. 655–656).
John 8:44 CSB
Proverbs 6:16-19 CSB
Revelation 21:8 CSB
Revelation 22:15 CSB
Ephesians 4:25 CSB
Ephesians 4:29 CSB
Matthew 12:24-36 CSB
James 3:9-10 CSB
Proverbs 18:8 CSB
"...before we open our mouths and start talking about someone else, we need to ask ourselves some hard questions: Is what I am about to say true? If so, does it really need to be said to this person in this conversation? Would I put it this way if the person I’m talking about were here to listen? If our words fail these simple tests, then it would be better for us not to speak at all."
Ryken, P. G., & Hughes, R. K. (2005). Exodus: saved for God’s glory (p. 657).
Proverbs 26:20 CSB
Acts 5:8 CSB
Matthew 5:37 CSB
Proverbs 26:28 CSB
“When is a compliment not a compliment? When it is offered to cajole or control… It is manipulation masked as praise, often employed to artificially enhance trust or secure favor.”
Jen Wilkin, Ten Words to Live By (p. 129)
Genesis 3:10-13 CSB
Ephesians 4:15 CSB
"THINK" Acrostic
Before you speak, THINK:
T: Is it TRUE?
H: Is it HELPFUL?
I: Is it INSPIRING?
N: Is it NECESSARY?
K: Is it KIND?
TAKE IT HOME:
Discuss this as a family this week:
-- Do you think that honesty is vital for relationships? Why or why not?
-- How many times do you think you've violated the Ninth Commandment in the last day? The last week? Did you include your social media posts in that count?
-- Why do you think we kind of "lean away" from truthfulness?